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' UNETED STATES PATENT FFICE.

GEORGE F. BEEBE, OF IIORNELLSVILLE, NE\V YORK, ASSIGNOR TO MAX MARSHALL,OF YVASHINGTON, DISTRIOT OF OOLUMBIA.

PUMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,(307, dated March31 1891.

i Application filed November 5, 1890. Serial No. 370.395. iNo model.)

To (all whom, 't may conccrn:

Beit known that I, GEORGE F. BEEBE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hornellsville in the county of Steuben and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pumps,Hydrants, &e; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. v

This invention relates to pumps, hydrants, and other devices for drawingwater; and it consists in an improved attachment for the same, ashereinafter described and claimed, the object of the invention being tofurnish a device to prevent sand and other matter rising through thetubing and interfering with the working of the plunger or va-lve andalso to filter the water and render it puro and fit for use. i

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a vertical centralsection of an attachment for pump-tubing having my improvements. Fig. 2is a similar view showing a modification in construction. Fig. 3 is asectional plan, the section beingtaken on line a: a: of Fig. 2.

The casing of the attachment is tubular in form and is made in twoparts, (designated by A and 13,) said parts being detachably securedtogether by means of screw bolts or rods a and lugs b. The parts A and Bare each provided with an opening, which is surrounded by a neck orcollar C, which has an inner thread for attaching it to tubing, thethread being formed on a lining or coupling a', which is set in castingthe casing.

D indicates a plunger placed in the casing A and provided with anannular plate f, across the center of which extends a bar d, having acentral aperture g. A circular valve-seat h extends up from the plate fand surrounds the central opening therein, and about said valve-seat arethe fixed vertical guides t', which are preferably four in number. Aleather packingkis placed under the annular plate f, the edge of saidpacking being'turned up, as seen in Fig. 1, so as to form a receptacleoutside of the valve-seat for any sand or particles that might risethrough the plunger-valve. tops of the guides and has a threadedaperture for the attachment ot' a plunger-rod. A bottom ring j is placedunder the packing, and the parts are Secured together by bolts s. On thesaid valve-seat and within the guides *i is placed a valve E, which hasa circular head provided with a hearing-surface o, of rubber or othersimilar material, the parts being Secured by a threaded bolt m, whichforms the valve-stem, and nuts n. The bolt m, with its head down ward,extends through the aperture g in the bar d, and is provided with aspring p, which allows the valve to open as the plunger descends andthen returns it to its seat.

The tubular part A of the casing forms the' Working-barrel in which theplunger makes its movement, and at the bottom of said part is placed avalve-seat with a foot-valve therein, the same being somewhat similar inconstruction to the valve and seat in the plunger, as above described.The circular annular plate f extends outward between the paris A and Bof the casing at the jiunction ot' said parts, and is provided with adouble tlange c at its periphery, which' incloses the edges of both ofsaid parts,suitable ring packing e being placed at the junction ofparts, as shown. A circular valve-seat 72 ',provided` with verticalguides 'i', surronnds the central opening in the plate f', and aperforated bar CZ' extends across said opening. A valve E', simi lar inConstruction to the valve E, is placed in the valve-seat, being providedwith abearing-surface of rubber or other similar material and a stem m',which extends down through the bar (Z' and is provided withaspiralspring r', which holds the valve to its seat, but allows it .to openwith the rising water. The plate f', bar (Z', fianges c, valve-seat, andguides t" are usually cast in one piece.

The top of casing A is made detachable, and a packing-ring e' is placedat the joint of the top part and the tubular casing.

The casing B is provided with a filling of filtering material, the mainpart of which is preferably charcoal F, which rests on a layer of spongeG, the latter resting ona device ot' A top plate l is placed on the l'COopemvork, which may be a coilcd spring (1. Un the top ol' the charcoalfillingis also placed a layer oi' sponge H and a device to form a guardfor the valve-stem m', which may be a coiled spring r, surrounding saidvalve-stem. The layers of sponge allow the passage of water, but preventthe charcoal or particles thereof passing upward or down ward, and thecoiled springs prevent the valve-stem and the water-passage at thebottom beeoming clogged.

The attachment, as above described, is intended for pnnps, and isespecially adapted 'for the tubing of deep wells, the plunger andfoot-valve, constructed as described, being most eifeetive in preventingthe rising of san d or particles of matter above the plunger.

A modification in construction of the attachment is shown in Figs. 2 andIn this form of attachment the plunger is dispensed with, and the upperpart A of the casing, be- 'ing less in extent, does not form aworkingbarrel, but incloses a valve E' with its seat and guides. Thisform of the attachment may be applied to the tubing of various devices,but is especially adapted for hydrants and other devices in whichplungers are not employed. \Vhen it is applied to a pump, it isconnected with the punp-tubing below the workng-barrel and check-valve,(if the pu nip has a eheck-valve.)

I claim- 1. An attachment provided with a tubnlar casiug adapted forconnection at its extremit'es with the tubing` of devices for drawing'water, a pump-cylinder forned within said casing, and a plunger providedwith a springvalvc and placed insaid eylinder, a valve-seat fixed insaid casing below said cylinder and provided with vertical guides, avalvc pro' &49,607

vided with a stem and placed loosely in said seat, said \"alve beingprovided with a retaining-spring, filtering material placed within saidcasing below said valve, and devices adapted to prevent said filteringmaterial clogging said valve and the water-passage at the lower end ofthe casing, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. An attachment provided with a tubular casing adapted for connectionat its extremities with the tubing of devices for drawing water, avalve-seat in said casing, a springvalve provided with a stem andresting in said seat with the sten extending downward through a guide,suitable filtering material in said casing below said valve, and devicesplaced in the casing adapted to preventthe filtering material cloggingthe valve and the water-passage, snbstantially as set forth anddescribed.

3. The combination, with the casing formed of parts A and B,of anannnlar plate f', provided with outer fianges c and packing e, acircular valve-seat h', with guides i' surrounding said seat andperforated bar d', a valve E', provided with a stem which extendsdownward through said bar d' and a retainingspring on said stem, afilling or filtering material n case B, sponge being placed above andbelow said material, and sprngs q and for keeping the filtering materialand sponge in place, substantially as and for the pu rposes described.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE `l-`. BEEBE. witnesses:

PHILIP Macao, II. A. DANIELS.

